WINTERSTALE QUILT AGAIN



The cross-stitch has now been made into the quilt sandwhich and pin basted. The batting is quite thick as I felt I needed to add it to the back and front of the cross stitch material so the grid would not show through. The backing material is going to change as soon as I make it to the quilt store! I am so new to this that I am finding my plan change often as I encounted each new step.

MY APOLOGIES

Sorry my blog posting is so slow these days. Our family is sick again. It is amazing how that slows things down! So here is proof that I can not stay on one task at a time! I got distracted by some fabric given to me by my mother and my daughters suggestion that it would make a good baby blanket.....baby doll blanket that is. I thought it was a good suggestion and a great chance for me to work on better machine sewing. I have a terrible time with tension, so that was the focus of this work. It was simple construction but I had to do about a dozen tension tests! I also had to research and practice the binding. I used the binding as an opportunity to practice my hand blind stitching to attach the binding.


This is the unbound quilt.

Detail.

FINISHED CROSS-STITCH


The cross-stitched sky is finally done. I feel like I learned quite a bit. By the end the back of the work was beginning to be smooth, almost like the front. I did take some liberties since I knew it would be embedded in the quilt in the end.


Now I have to begin the quilting part. I am a bit nervous about this as I have never made a quilt with the cross-stitch fabric in between. I am thinking of laying the whole piece in between, however, am worried about it showing through on the back. Then I thought I may cut the cross-stitch piece with just enough room to make sure it can be stitched in so it doesn't move. So, if anyone knows about this and could make suggestions they are very welcome!

PLUGGING AWAY



Well, you can see this has been a very slow process! I do have to say I have been distracted by life again but I am back at it. I am struggling over the colors...again! First I was unhappy, then satisfied, now unhappy again. I am also adding the fact that I originally liked the unevenness of the strips of colors now I am not sure. Ugh!!! I am going to pres forward and just see what happens. Wish me luck.

RIPPED OUT WORK

Well, I went back to work and as a result had to rip out my work three times. I could not decide on a color. Then the yarn seemed too thick. Embroidery is slow but when you are sick it is tediously slow! It is rather difficult to see the embroidery in this first image. It is done with gray yarn and is working as a loose outline. I can't decide if I like the subtlety. Yes , no, maybe so?



Here you can see some of the stitching and underpainting. Notice the difference in color of the two images....the one below was taken with more daylight.



Messy workstation.



Ripping out black stitching from the back of the canvas.



Hope today finds you all well.